The $13 billion Murray Darling Basin Plan is a transformational reform. It is a response to the over-extraction of the basin‘s water, which is causing irreversible damage to the Basin's environment and, ultimately, communities that rely on it.
However, The Murray Darling Basin Plan is failing.
In the Australia Institute’s submission to the MDB Royal Commission, our research has found:
1 // The Basin Plan numbers no longer represent actual water. This manipulation will first affect taxpayers, but will ultimately adversely impact the property rights of all water licence holders, including those licences held for irrigation and the environment.
2 // The Plan has increased the flow of money to big agribusinesses and left everyone else behind, increasing the vulnerability of those who rely on the Basin for their livelihoods – native title holders, floodplain graziers, downstream communities and small irrigators.
3 // Millions in taxpayers money is being spent with no oversight. Despite millions of dollars of public money being used to fund ‘efficiency measures’ there seems to be no assessment of whether and how this work is carried out. In fact, the Commissioner suggested this would need to be referred to the Auditor General to investigate.
Add your name calling for a fair go for the Murray Darling >
Dear Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources --
A precedent has been set for proper consultation and compensation for all stakeholders in the Lower Darling: the Barkandji native title holders, graziers, businesses and property owners, and small irrigators.
We need a fair go for everyone who relies on the Murray Darling Basin.
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bill Symonds signed 2018-11-02 20:30:41 +1100
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Scott Cutting signed 2018-11-02 20:19:16 +1100
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Mark Weymouth signed 2018-11-02 20:01:54 +1100Our water supply is not endless. Look after what we have for the benefit of everybody and our natural environment.
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@becscown tweeted link to this page. 2018-11-02 20:01:45 +1100Add your name & call for a fair go for the Murray Darling > https://nb.tai.org.au/equity_in_the_murray_darling_basin?recruiter_id=291960Reply · Retweet · Favorite
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Mal Peters signed 2018-11-02 18:42:03 +1100
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Thessalie Reeders signed 2018-11-02 17:33:05 +1100
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Joy Watson signed 2018-11-02 15:57:46 +1100
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Tim Buckley signed 2018-11-02 15:04:21 +1100
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Julia Anaf signed 2018-11-02 14:39:26 +1100
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Brian Guinan signed 2018-11-02 14:29:48 +1100Brian Guinan
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@VirginiaBowe tweeted link to this page. 2018-11-02 14:20:21 +1100Add your name & call for a fair go for the Murray Darling > https://nb.tai.org.au/equity_in_the_murray_darling_basin?recruiter_id=266506Reply · Retweet · Favorite
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Virginia Bowe signed 2018-11-02 14:19:01 +1100
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Marion Curtain signed 2018-11-02 13:47:45 +1100
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Ian Ker signed 2018-11-02 13:35:35 +1100
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@MickRossReid tweeted link to this page. 2018-11-02 13:35:07 +1100Add your name & call for a fair go for the Murray Darling > MICK ROSS-REID https://nb.tai.org.au/equity_in_the_murray_darling_basin?recruiter_id=291902Reply · Retweet · Favorite
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